Telegram-herald., 1887-03-07
MR,BEECHER
His Condition Gives No
Encouragement.
HIS Death Monentarily Elk
pectsd by His Physicians.
The Eminent Divine Remains
Wholly Unconscious.
A S0rroWing Family and a
Mourning Nation.
Sad Services Yesterday IN
Plymouth Church.
References To the Good Man
IL Numerous Pulplts.
HIS Death Momentarily Elk
pectsd by HIS Physicians
The Eminent Divine Remains
Wholly Unconscious.
A SorroWing Family and a
Mourning Nation.
Sad Services Yesterday IN
Plymouth Church.
differences To the Good Man
II Numerous Pulpits.

siss Yoaz. March CT p. MIR
Es,,sh-g's sondi..oa iaas not changed very
manh 14aas zoe day. Hs s gradually
sinking .ud nay Uot survive the night
llaaozL4S. March 0-Ths aaxiesy of
hantreds OF citizens oi hfooklyn % learn
ths condition u ths Rev Henry Ward
Eecher lei then % sit the residence Of
hH s3n. Col. Henry Beechsr, a. Clark aud
Hlrkss.s a. az early hour this morning
On.y the isams,iiats iriends Of the family
were sdmi1ri. 3at a. soon as any emerged
ir.u th- 4Neln1E wnere tie great preacher
~ls IY llg ~ ls polnt Of death. shey were
eaisrrT Q4esuCne1 bv the thrODg
ull0 surrounded thr house. they bad
O. ward or encouragement in regard 20 his
condition. foT hs bad lain IN an uncon-
scious condition. since Saturday afternoon
and h1d not since that time given any evi-
dsnce that be recosnized any person about
his b~,lslde. p 70 that time he had been
able 20 false BIS right band 90 his head and
-Ige thefu 90 understand that he was suffer
lar considerable pain. bat Ia the evening be
seemed 10 pass into a cOmstOse stale. his
breathing Was hard snt be lost the power of
uoT.nE his body.
Mrs Bsschsr watched " bis bedside a
Nafs ftNANADA NA sAlH H4Ar anu sue N15 Ir-
lsaset by her daughter Mrs. Scoviile. who
arrived early asst evening. snd Col. Henry
-escAer. Who was in aGl out of bis fathers
from during the entire night The medicine
prescribed b. the physicians WAS rsgulsriy
sa1linisEcd and Nr Beecasv seemed "a have
NJ difficulty in swallowing IT, Or. searte,
his i8uiiy physician. reached the house
shortly after o'clock this morning. and
sfier a. examination concluded that Mr.
To. at..-r ra.e a. faaf M
snd y vas probably only the question OF q
ieN hours when be would pass away. He
wss not surprised A. Nr Beechers condi-
iion. having anticipated "a unfayossble
change. All efforts 10 rouse Mr. Beecher 70
any secce Of consciousness proved una
vsiling The family. were of course. over
i.ofle vita grief. "a being difficult fof them
10 realize that there was no hope OF
= change for the better The first bulletin
wss brought out 5y MsiOr Pond and stated
that the condition oi she patient vas gn-
chsese This WAS read bv a .hsoug of
people aA0 nar visited the house 10 ascer-
iair his c0ntiloo
AZ 4 o'clock sunday morning there
So, ued 20 be a change Tor the wors- and ~
the members 0t The family we've =ualmoned.
Breathing almost ceased aud DISSOLUTION
seemed near. The patient vas wholly un-
conscious Out hsif 81 hcar la,er q rally
rnok place. A. 10 q clock another 81 srnling
rel tpsc occurred Mailr Pond took ear
riszs AID fastened to Dr HammOnds office
in NeE YORK. The doctor vas so esga ed
that le could not leave and he sent q re-
quest to Dr. W. D. Heimufh % go IN his
wetd ard Wait until be came. Dr. Hell
mgth asssnled ant arogs back with Major
Pond and a. n q. m. Jhs bulletin vas IS
sued Pro- Hsiuuth in consultation
fIHs confirms Else pililu % the other phy-
lc ans. Nr. Beecher is casually falling.